Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 272 Passing the serial meeting
As the editor-in-chief of a business magazine, it is natural to put the magazine's interests first.

But the pros and cons should also be weighed, taking into account the ideas of cartoonists.

If you only focus on squeezing, you may not be able to retain people and benefits in the future.

"I see, Editor-in-Chief Torishima." Sasaki nodded calmly.

The editorial department sets the rules and follows the rules, and the cartoonists will have no complaints.

He has to master the standards that a jump editor should have.

……

""Death Note" is a very good work. Aside from the extreme ideas of the protagonist Ye Shenyue, its setting and unparalleled plot of wit and reasoning are all to the extent that it can be serialized."

The time soon came to August 8th, and the editors sat in the conference room and began to discuss the new serial comics.

After Yoshida Koji's team leader Yahagi finished speaking, he looked around at the expressions of the others.

This time we are talking about the new work of Akino Mirai, the mainstay of jump. The responsibility is heavy, and everyone's face is very serious.

Yahagi looked at the silent Sasaki again.

After all, Sasaki's ability to stand out from the competition with Takahashi Toshichang and become the editor-in-chief is inseparable from Tori Akino's future achievements.

What is he thinking in his heart?

Yahagi was a little confused for a moment.

Bottle Jijiu straightened his glasses with one hand. He grinned, picked up the "Death Note" storyboard and said seriously: "Leave aside the radical ideas of the protagonist Ye Shenyue? This is what needs to be discussed the most."

He did not deny the excellence of "Death Note", and started from Yagami's setting and said distressedly: "Mr. Akino Bird has caused big trouble."

"Ye Shenyue is a genius, but also a lunatic. After he has a special method, he begins to change the world recklessly."

"He decides the life and death of death row prisoners through news reports. The prudence and seriousness of the law represent his disregard for life. Especially in the content of chapters 7 and 8 we saw, Ye Shenyue designed to remove the Investigating his fbi cop ray."

"It represents him going completely to the extreme."

"Can such a person be the protagonist of "Weekly Shonen Jump"?"

"Death Note" completely deviates from "friendship, hard work, victory" and turns to the extreme.

Aquarius finds it difficult to accept that "Death Note" is actually written by the author of "Slam Dunk" Akino Tori.

The gap between these two comics is too great, and schizophrenia is nothing more than that.

One is a kingly manga with a strong jump flavor, and the other is a work of evil.

Yahagi raised his hand, "I have a different opinion on this point. It is precisely because of the content of the 7th and 8th that I support "Death Note" even more."

The bottle said with great interest: "Oh? Please tell me."

"Because Ye Shenyue has become a complete villain. Mr. Akino Tori told readers bluntly that what Ya Shenyue did was wrong and cannot be followed."

Yahagi paused, and continued: "So "Death Note" is a commercial work, and its core is a plot of wits, not some "Night of Yagami".It's just a step forward in the plot. "

After Yahagi's speech was over, the bottle suddenly nodded, "If you say that, it's true."

Thinking about it carefully, he just fell into preconceived wrong ideas.

The protagonist is not an extension of the cartoonist's thinking, he can also violate universal values.

"I have no problem." The bottle nodded.

Sasaki did not speak, but waited quietly, and the air fell into a cold silence again.

All the editors looked at each other, and no one spoke first.

At that time, there was no pressure today at the serialization meetings of "Soul of Chess" and "Slam Dunk".

No one knows how serious the possible consequences of "Death Note" will be.

Masahiko Ibaraki, deputy editor-in-chief of jump, broke the silence with a laugh, "Tori Akino-kun's new work has made everyone so distressed, it is very different from the past."

"In 93, I saw his Virgo "Soul of Chess". In 96, "Slam Dunk" surprised me at his growth. Now in 2001, Bird Akino, who grew up from high school and entered the society, actually drew It’s amazing to have a manga that is completely different from Jump. It’s only then that I suddenly realized that 8 years have passed before I knew it.”

With a taste of nostalgia, he raised his right hand, "I think it can be passed."

"Second." Yahagi immediately followed up.

Bottle thought for a while, and he also raised his palm, "Second."

Among the seven people present, three have already agreed.

"Include it."

Just when Asada was about to raise his hand, Sasaki suddenly made a sound.

"As long as comics are interesting, interesting comics can be serialized, it's that simple."

Sasaki made a decision.

……

Onishi Hengping looked at the meeting room. It has been five hours since this serial meeting, and the usual serial meeting only lasted more than two hours.

I don't know what they are talking about?Onishi was very distressed.

He suffered every moment of the five hours.

Can "Blind Football" be serialized?Teacher Yamamura Morido is looking forward to the news.

If you can't pass the serialization, how can you comfort the painful teacher Yamamura?

"Really!"

Onishi rubbed his hair irritably, "The next time the newcomer in charge enters the serialization meeting, I'll just let him wait with the idea of ​​"not going through the serialization meeting"! "

Don't look forward to it, and you won't be disappointed.

The other editors noticed Onishi's movements, and they shook their heads, as if seeing their former selves, it was really unbearable to look at.

Fortunately, at this time, the door of the meeting room was pushed open, and the editorial team leaders called the team members to start a small meeting.

"Ms. Arai's manga was rejected. The editor said the content was too old-fashioned, and I hope to come up with ideas that will catch the readers' eyes."

"Why is that so, really."

Onishi heard the sighing voice of a colleague on the side, and the other party was worried about how to inform the cartoonist in charge of the bad news.At this time, walking back and forth in front of the window, how to organize the language so as not to make the cartoonist sad.

"It's so pitiful." Daxi swallowed, ready to face his own trial.

"Onishi, Mr. Yamamura's "Blind Football" has passed the serialization meeting!"

"Oh!"

The din of Jump's editorial department was stopped by Onishi's excited cheers.

The sound was so loud that it broke through the roof, making the editors of "vjump" on the third floor frown.

It took three seconds before they started working again.

"Onishi, the chief editor's idea is that it's best to find a manga artist with excellent drawing skills to partner with Mr. Yamamura. A passionate and serious sports manga needs an excellent artist."

……

The discussion over there was still going on, Yoshida Koji suppressed the joy in his heart, glanced at Onishi with contempt, and laughed at his pettiness.

"I won't do that."

He walked to the window and called Higashi Hibiki in a quiet place as much as possible.

The call was connected quickly.

"Tori Akino-sensei! Congratulations! "Death Note" was officially published in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in October and January! Congratulations again!"

The editorial department fell silent again.

The bottle turned around with a serious expression.

The current rookie has too much energy.

Gotta find something for them to do.

"What's the noise downstairs!"

A dissatisfied voice from the editorial department of "vjump" came, "Quiet me!"

Koji Yoshida poked his head out of the window and said loudly to the upper-level editorial department.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so excited!"

"Tell me to be quiet!"

……

Higashino frowned and took the phone away. He was used to the calm Sasaki, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad for such an energetic guy.

Yoshida Koji's voice just now almost deafened him!
Even Akemi Akimiya, who was five meters away, raised her eyebrows.

"Ring, congratulations."

"Got it." Higashino smiled slightly.

……

"Death Note" through the serial meeting, Yoshida has more work.

Higashino Hibiki now has only one assistant, Tanaka.

Higashino Higashino called another assistant, Omori, but no one answered many times.

Yoshida needs to find a new assistant.

"Tori Akino-sensei, what is Omori-san's ability?" Yoshida selected several assistants, but Higashino didn't take a look at them. He thought that those people were not capable enough, so he vetoed them.

He worried about affecting the outcome of "Death Note".

So, he asked about Omori.

Higashino looked away from the original manuscript, and replied: "Omori-san's drawing skills are so good that few serial cartoonists can achieve it."

After all, it has been tempered for ten years.

"He was a great help in the serialization of "Slam Dunk"."

After finishing speaking, Higashino lowered his head again and sketched the student Yagami. He was concentrating on the manga at this time, and didn't notice Yoshida Koji's thoughtful appearance.

After a minute passed, Koji Yoshida, who was in deep thought, said, "Do you know the address of his home?"

Higashino woke up now, "Yoshida-kun, you are such a responsible editor."

"Thank you teacher for your compliment, I just want to do my best."

……

Tanaka had been to Omori’s rented room in Tokyo, and the landlord said he had moved out three months ago.

Yoshida Koji went there again and found that there were already new residents there.

Still unwilling to give up, he searched for information in the editorial department.

It turned out that not long after the end of "Slam Dunk", he submitted an article to the editorial department, but it was rejected.

On the rest day, Yoshida took the tram to Omori's hometown in the countryside around Gucao City according to the address Omori left in the editorial department.

After asking several people, Yoshida finally found a family after going through untold hardships.

On the door plate of this family, there is indeed the word Dasen.

"It should be right."

Yoshida knocked on the door, and the person who opened it was a country woman in her 50s.

"Hello, is this the home of Mr. Omori Youra? I am the editor of "Weekly Shonen Jump."

The woman was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

She hurriedly took Yoshida to a bedroom at home, but when she opened the door, she stopped suddenly.

"please wait a while."

She smiled apologetically, pushed the door open and walked in carefully. About 5 minutes later, she walked out of the room with a lot of garbage, including drink bottles with cigarette butts, a lot of toilet paper and snack packaging bags.

Yoshida couldn't bear to look directly.

He pushed open the door and walked in. In the dim room, he saw a bloated man lying on the tatami mat, looking sloppy and lethargic.

"Are you the editor of Jump? Why haven't I seen it. Forget it, I won't draw manga anymore, you go back."

Omori glanced back at Yoshida, then waved his back to Yoshida, "I...I have decided not to draw manga."

……

On Monday, Koji Yoshida came to Higashino's home and told him about his experience.

"With all due respect, that man is completely decadent."

(End of this chapter)